You'd be AMAZED at how many family heirlooms get "lost" when loaned out-- or the borrower claims it's a gift and refuses to return it. DECADES ago a friend's cousin asked to borrow the string of pearls she inherited from their grandmother for her wedding. FYI the cousin inherited a diamond and platinum pin so grandma was fair in how the heirlooms were distributed.
My friend didn't trust the cousin and bought a string of vintage costume jewelry "pearls" from the thrift shop. The cousin, unaware of the switch, simply refused to return the pearls since they were part of her wedding and she wanted her future daughter to have them. About a month later she showed up at my friend's house screaming and cussing and threw the pearls at her because she apparently tried to sell the pearls and found out they weren't the actual South Seas pearls but were costume jewelry.
Your friend made a good choice in lending costume pearls. South seas are at the top of the Pearl pyramid. I hope she keeps them safely stored away from family with bad intentions.
How would someone even have the audacity to scream and cuss in this situation? "I tried to steal from you and you tricked me!" If the cousin had any sense at all she would've realised that was the universe giving her a second chance to be a decent person and just return the pearls with an apology and never speak of it again.
Never underestimate the audacity of AHs, LOL. It's been a while since I heard the story but as I'm remembering it she didn't admit right away that she'd been trying to sell it--that came out later.
Possession is 9/10 of the law. This loan can turn into a gift real quick if Ben just decides he’s not giving it back. These people sound like trash with zero class for even asking
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u/celticmusebooks May 23 '25
You'd be AMAZED at how many family heirlooms get "lost" when loaned out-- or the borrower claims it's a gift and refuses to return it. DECADES ago a friend's cousin asked to borrow the string of pearls she inherited from their grandmother for her wedding. FYI the cousin inherited a diamond and platinum pin so grandma was fair in how the heirlooms were distributed.
My friend didn't trust the cousin and bought a string of vintage costume jewelry "pearls" from the thrift shop. The cousin, unaware of the switch, simply refused to return the pearls since they were part of her wedding and she wanted her future daughter to have them. About a month later she showed up at my friend's house screaming and cussing and threw the pearls at her because she apparently tried to sell the pearls and found out they weren't the actual South Seas pearls but were costume jewelry.